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2024 Foodbank Charity Golf Day a massive hit at Kingston Heath
2024 SGA Foodbank Charity Golf Day a massive hit at Kingston Heath
An absolute stunner of a day on Tuesday, Oct 1 for Victorian SGA golfers at the magnificent Kingston Heath Golf Club for our massive SGA Foodbank Charity Golf Day. A packed field of 118 golfers (including many first-time SGA players) enjoyed one of Australia’s best golf courses (and host venue of this year’s Australian Open). Players were greeted by mostly sunny skies, gentle breezes, pre-and post-round food, and the chance to win over $5000 in prizes during the day. Everyone had a blast as they teed-off for a great cause.
Of course, the BIG winners of the day were the thousands of Aussie families who receive support from Foodbank Victoria. With over $7,000 in donations generated from the golf day, including $3640 in player raffle proceeds and donations of $1500 from Kingston Heath, and $2000 from Social Golf Australia, Foodbank Victoria can create over 14,000 meals to help these families out! A massive achievement by all involved. THANK YOU!
FINAL SCORES
A Grade
Pos / Player / Stableford Points
1 Daniel Bettess 36p.
2 Mark Wohlers 35p.
3 Graham Jephcott 34p.
B Grade
Pos / Player / Stableford Points
1 James Haskis 40p.
2 James McErvale 37p.
3 Freddie Leighton 34p.
C Grade
Pos / Player / Stableford Points
1 Geoff Hamill 36p.
2 Bill Anastasopoulos (and best SGA Tour result) 36p.
3 Matt Van Lith 35p.
Final Leaderboard here:
Novelties
NTP: Gus Geuna, Cam Thomson and Mark Wohlers. Drive n Chip: Brad Green.
Photo Gallery
Foodbank Charity Golf Day RAFFLE DRAW
Congratulations to the following winners of the charity raffle, which raised over $4000 for Foodbank.
1st: AI GPS+ Electric buggy from MGI, the leader in Electric Buggies. (RRP $2799)
WINNER: Jake Vella
2nd: 10-pc Set of Cleveland Golf Clubs (RRP: $1249).
WINNER: Rob Mathieson
3rd: A Srixon z28 Laser Rangefinder. (RRP: $1049).
WINNER: Paul Curtis
SPECIAL THANKS
A special thanks to all of our amazing sponsors on the day, including Srixon Australia, MGI Golf, Garmin Australia, Drummond Golf, Heathcote Winery, and The Card Network. Without their tremendous support, this day would not have been possible.
Also, a very sincere thanks to Andrew Taylor and the staff and members of Kingston Heath GC for hosting us on their world-class golf course. The course was in amazing condition, and proved to be a treat for all of us to play.
Finally, SGA would like to send a hearty "THANKS" to all the players on the day. We hope to see you at a future SGA event!
There's still time to donate!
For every $1 Foodbank Victoria receive, they’re able to provide 2 meals for someone in need. Every dollar donated is two meals created. It’s that simple.
A FINAL WORD: “RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS”
"In the past few years we have all lived through some difficult times - from Covid, to lockdowns to cost of living increases. It has belted some folks and left others untouched. I am sure everyone knows somebody who has been severely affected.
For those who’ve had a significant drop in income, the simple act of putting food on the table for the family has become a challenge.
My wife and SGA founder Sally Pitt set some simple values for our family that we have adopted for our golfing community as SGA – Be Brave, Be Honest and Be Kind. I think the people involved in Foodbank operate in a similar way.
Random Acts of Kindness have become something that we aspire to in our family. It helps others but it also helps ourselves - it is a joyful thing to do that can inspire purpose, fun and happiness in yourself and in others.
This golf event and this initiative to support Foodbank helping families reflects our aspiration to kindness and our appreciation of people and organizations like Foodbank who do great work in our community to help others.
We are sincerely grateful to you all for contributing to this day and helping support Foodbank to get some meals to families who are doing it tough right now. We hope you had an enjoyable day and we hope you continue to look out for opportunities to make a difference by helping others with an act of kindness when you can." -- MATTHEW PITT. SGA Founder
2024 SGA Foodbank Charity Day Sponsors & Partners
